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Based on: To base the attributes of a new style sheet on an existing one, click •
the Based on drop-down menu and choose a style sheet from the list. Note that
if you use the Based on drop-down menu in the Edit Paragraph Style Sheet
dialog box to base a style sheet on an existing one, changes you make to the
original style sheet are automatically applied to those based on it.
Next Style: To select a transition from one paragraph style sheet to another after •
entering a carriage return, choose a paragraph style sheet from the Next Style
drop-down menu.
Character Style: To associate a character style sheet with the paragraph style •
sheet, choose an option from the Character Style drop-down menu in the
Character Attributes area. To create a character style sheet, see “Creating and
Editing Character Style Sheets.”
Heading Style: To specify the Heading Level to be assigned to text exported to •
tagged PDF, select the desired heading level here.
Next, use the Formats, Tabs, Rules and Column Flow tabs to specify additional
attributes for your paragraph style sheet. When you’re done, click OK to return to
the Style Sheets dialog box, then click Save to save the style sheet. After you save a
paragraph style sheet, it is listed in the Paragraph Style Sheet submenu (Style
menu) and also in the Style Sheets palette.
When you create a style sheet with no projects open, that style sheet becomes part 
of the default style sheet list and is included in all subsequently created projects.
When you create a style sheet with a project open, that style sheet is included only
in the active project’s style sheet list.
To create a paragraph style sheet based on formatted text, first place the text 
insertion point within a paragraph that uses the format attributes that you want in
your paragraph style sheet. Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the Style Sheets
dialog box. Choose New > Paragraph and enter a name in the Name field. Click
Save. Then apply the new style sheet to the paragraph.
Updating paragraph style sheets
When you place the cursor in a paragraph that has uniform local formatting
applied, you can update the style sheet applied to that text to include the local
formatting by clicking the Update button . Alternatively, you can choose Style >
Update Style Sheet > Paragraph.
To update both the paragraph style sheet and the character style sheet applied to
text so that they reflect local formatting, choose Style > Update Style Sheet > Both.
Creating and editing character style sheets
A character style sheet is a named package of character attributes. You can apply all
of a character style sheet’s formatting attributes to text by simply applying the style
sheet to the text. To create, edit, or delete character style sheets, use the Style Sheets
dialog box (Edit > Style Sheets).
To create a character style sheet, choose Character from the New drop-down
button. The Edit Character Style Sheet dialog box displays. Use the controls in this
dialog box to configure the attributes of the style sheet.
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